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townsfolk

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtaʊnzfəʊk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(tounz′fōk′)

towns•folk (tounz′fōk′),USA pronunciation n. [pl.]

townspeople.

town + 's¹ + folk 1730–40

towns•peo•ple /ˈtaʊnzˌpipəl/USA pronunciation n. [plural]

the inhabitants or citizens of a town.
the people who were raised in a town or city.Also called towns•folk /ˈtaʊnzˌfoʊk/USA pronunciation .

towns•peo•ple (tounz′pē′pəl),USA pronunciation n. [pl.]

the inhabitants or citizenry of a town.
people who were raised in a town or city. Also called townsfolk.

town + 's¹ + people 1640–50

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townspeople /ˈtaʊnzˌpiːp^əl/, townsfolk /ˈtaʊnzˌfəʊk/ n

the inhabitants of a town; citizens

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